Alex Atamanenko, MP for BC Southern Interior, is angered by the Harper government’s recent announcement that the Conservatives are looking at making changes to the Old Age Security pension. The government claims that the present system is becoming unsustainable because of the aging demographics of Canadians. Harper’s surprise plan included a proposal to raise the [...]
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Atamanenko Slams Conservative Old Age Security Review
Wednesday, February 1st, 2012Atamanenko seeks to give Conscientious Objectors the right to stop paying for war
Monday, November 28th, 2011November 28, 2011
Atamanenko seeks to give Conscientious Objectors the right to stop paying for war
Ottawa, ON – Alex Atamanenko, MP (BC Southern Interior), introduced a Private Members Bill in the House of Commons today that would give conscientious objectors an official sanction to spend their taxes on nonviolent alternatives to war.
Bill C-363, would allow Canadians, [...]
MP Open Houses around the Riding: Photos
Saturday, January 22nd, 2011Federal International Trade Critic to Highlight Canada-European Trade Agreement Concerns in Nelson
Friday, January 21st, 2011Castlegar/Nelson – The Nelson Chapter of the Council of Canadians and MP Alex Atamanenko (BC Southern Interior) have invited International Trade Critic Peter Julian to speak at a public forum in Nelson on February 11th on the Canada – European trade agreement and its threats to Canadian sovereignty. The agreement is officially known as the [...]
Selkirk College Students Learn about Social Determinants of Health
Wednesday, October 13th, 2010Selkirk College students from a class on Social Determinants of Health, at which Alex spoke on October 13, 2010. Left to Right: Melanie Pieper, Rachel Stevens, Monika Nowatschin, Meghan Fisher and Jennifer Nielsen.
Canada Post Petition presented in Ottawa
Thursday, June 17th, 2010from the official record of parliament, June 17, 2010:
Mr. Alex Atamanenko (British Columbia Southern Interior, NDP):
Mr. Speaker, I have here over 700 names of people from South Okanagan and other parts of British Columbia who are concerned about the fact that Canada Post has announced that it will be removing mail processing from local cities, [...]
Rural RCMP Services: Statement in the House
Thursday, June 10th, 2010Mr. Speaker, federal policies restricting RCMP detachments from replacing officers on leave are placing hardships on communities in the Boundary area of my riding.
Climate Change Accountability Act
Wednesday, March 17th, 2010 HELP SUPPORT BILL C-311:
THE CLIMATE CHANGE ACCOUNTABILITY ACT!
After four years of the federal NDP building and working to get this bill through Parliament, the final Committee Report will hopefully, at long last, be coming before the House of Commons this Spring (tentatively March 31st.) This House of Commons Environment Committee Report will be tabled and [...]
NDP Offers Relief from Outragous Credit Card Rates
Tuesday, March 9th, 2010In the midst of the current economic recovery, families in BC have had to resort to exhausting their life savings and, in many cases, borrowing money from credit and financial institutions to make ends meet. For a large number of constituents who find themselves unemployed, under-employed or recently laid-off, this often means being forced to [...]
Atamanenko Welcomes Passport Office to Open in Kelowna
Wednesday, February 24th, 2010Castlegar, BC – The anticipation is mounting with the date of a new Passport Canada office opening soon in Kelowna BC for residents of the southern BC interior.
“My staff has been in conversation with Passport Canada and, based on that conversation, has had confirmed that an issuing office will be opening in Kelowna in early [...]